Yakuza Journeys West, Brings Dead Souls to the Party

October 5, 2011
Written by Tyler Minarik

Sega has just announced that Yakuza: Of The End is going to travel to the west soon, and along the way change its name to Yakuza: Dead Souls.

No matter where you live in the world there’s no shortage of zombies to be seen in the media, and now the Yakuza series is going to inject some more walking dead into our already saturated veins. Sadly, we’re not so saturated in Yakuza games over here, so this should be extremely welcome news for fans of the franchise. Unfortunately, details are rather slim on exactly what content will make it into the North American version, but we do know there will be zombies in Tokyo, Yakuzas with guns and, of course, attractive hostess girls. There will also be mutants to fight in the mix, and a mini game called Pachislot. For those of you who would like to learn about the game visually, Sega has also provided this intense introductory video:

Besides the obvious action that lies within, Yakuza: Dead Souls will also include a deep and emotional storyline, keeping it within the trend set by predecessors. Unfortunately, this announcement is also well ahead of the release of the game, so you’ll have to wait until March 2012 when it comes out in both North America and Europe. Are you excited for more Yakuza, and a new angle on fighting the zombie apocalypse?